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The following records have been considered as not proven by the committee. As a consequence, the following species are not considered to have occurred in Egypt.

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii, Wadi Hagul, 1 ind., 30 March 1995. Several key features are not described (e.g. the dark ventral bar) and the description and drawing of the tail pattern is not appropriate for that species.

This Chinese Pond Heron got a Da, means it has some chance for the natural origin, De means no chance for the natural origin.
If you make a list, you can count, but this book includes only records category A and B!

[Harvey notes that the taxonomy follows that of the Dutch authorities, and comments that he was surprised to see Parulidae and Icteridae merged into Emberizidae. But exactly the same treatment was adopted by BOURC (wef 38th Report, Oct 2009).]

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii. Luxor, Crocodile Island, 1 pre-breeding adult, 24 April 2004. The specific identification relies on correct aging as an adult which is challenged by the non-breeding plumage in April, while the lores are not described.

In the report they write: record consideret as not proven - 'Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii. Luxor, Crocodile Island, 1 pre-breeding adult, 24 April 2004. The specific identification relies on correct aging as an adult which is challenged by the non-breeding plumage in April, while the lores are not described'.

When I wrote the text, the Egyptian Indian Pond Heron was still accepted as the sole WP record.

In November 2009, one was photographed in Kuwait (see http://www.birdsofkuwait.com/blog/?p=2265). After the recently formed Egyptian rarities committee rejected the Luxor record, the record in Kuwait now is the sole record.

When I wrote the text, the Egyptian Indian Pond Heron was still accepted as the sole WP record.

In November 2009, one was photographed in Kuwait (see http://www.birdsofkuwait.com/blog/?p=2265). After the recently formed Egyptian rarities committee rejected the Luxor record, the record in Kuwait now is the sole record.

I am not sure the Kuwait bird (quoted above) has been formally accepted by the Kuwait Ornithological Rarities Committee (KORC) as it has been suggested that it may be a Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus. A short discussion paper about this occurrence is being considered and may be prepared at a later date.